Green water early battle

I tried this out and it cleared my tank up some...but not enough to suggest it to others...the people on the forum said it worked for them so...I also hear that water changes dont work because essentially your adding back what the GW is feeding off of, the nutrients that are in your water and such. Im battling with this also and its been about a month or so and am going to try a DIY diatom filter....but if yuo can get it cleared without spending lots of money....id be GLAD to hear it!
 
Ugh... I think I'm starting to get green water. Have you found a good solution? I didn't want to make another post about green water, since there's a ton of them here already.
My tank is just a very faint green right now. I can still see through it, clear but not crystal clear like I want it. That faint green is really bothering me!

I have zero ammonia, nitrite and nitrates. It's less than 1 watt per gallon too!

I read that you had some deaths during the black out. Fish, invert or plants? I have my crystal reds in this tank and I'm really scared that they might die off from this 3 day blackout.
 
Yadokari hey..
Im actually still suffering green water, even after upping the co2, and not using any ferts my water still remained green. I did try blackout, water changes and still nothing helped. Water changes made the tank look clear for 5 or so days but after it started clouding up again. Im kinda just lettting it be for now...

The blackout killed some of my new growth from the ludwigia and a ton of baby ferns.. so i dont know if blackout is really a good way of dealing with green water.. I know a UV sterilizer will work but i dont have that kind of money... So im trying everything else in between..

Good luck with yours, just keep up with water changes, feed less, make sure co2 is stable and monitor the lighting..
 
I know it might sound bad, but not long ago someone posted a thread that he gave up and let it be. He did not replace any water or add anything for a week or two and algae died by itself. I think it used up all the nutrients and died.
Personally, I used a UV with diatom filter and was clear in a couple days. It never came back (nock nock on wood).
 
I'd use the UV and diatom too but it's just way too expensive. :(

I don't have a co2 set up yet, this was an extremely low-tech aquarium. All I put in it is liquid ferts and like, less than a watt per gallon of light. I'm suppose to monitor the co2 levels and all that jazz too, which would mean I have to go out and buy more equipment, right? I'm just trying to be as cheap as possible and not spend more money on stuff.
I was thinking of making a DIY co2 but I've been pretty busy so I have no time to read up on the article on how to make it and how to maintain it.

Doing the blackout right now, today is day one :( I hope it works...
 
If you aren't adding co2 and don't have hight light, there isn't need to regularly dose fertilzers. That is probably the source of your green water, excess nutrients due to your fertilizer.


Also, mine ended up not being green water, but more of a diatom problem. I already own a Mag 350, so instead of getting a diatom filter (~$90), I added the micron sleeve to my Mag 350 (~$15), worked great. The water is clearer than I've ever had it.
 
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